India vs Russia: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 20,797 1000 ha against 13,472 1000 ha in India, a difference of 7,325 1000 ha.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 207 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,007 1000 ha | 17,726 1000 ha | 6,719 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2000s | 11,479 1000 ha | 19,177 1000 ha | 7,699 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2010s | 12,138 1000 ha | 20,422 1000 ha | 8,283 1000 ha | Russia |
| 2020s | 13,368 1000 ha | 20,710 1000 ha | 7,342 1000 ha | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, India or Russia?
- Russia, at 20,797 1000 ha against 13,472 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between India and Russia?
- 7,325 1000 ha, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for planted forest — area?
- India ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.